Exact repro of this 1974 release from "The Female Preacher." "A sterling effort from one of James Brown's most talented finds. Wearing the producer's hat, Brown showcases the 'Female Preacher' on songs and styles from standards to funk to Southern and Philly soul. On the funk tip you have 'Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again' and 'How Long Can I Keep It Up.' Collins injects soul and sweat into the standards 'A Foggy Day' and 'Try a Little Tenderness'; shows her southern roots on 'Put It on the Line'; and pays homage to the sound of Philadelphia on a quality remake of 'Back Stabbers' and a dramatic five-minute-plus rendition of 'If You Don't Know Me by Now.'" --All Music Guide

180 gram exact repro reissue of this 1972 James Brown production for funk/soul diva Lyn Collins, featuring backing band The J.B.'s. Besides Catfish and Bootsy Collins, Lyn was another of James Brown's most notable discoveries and sang back up on various albums. Her solo album features the hit title track, as well as tight covers of "Ain't No Sunshine," "Reach Out For Me" and "Fly Me To The Moon."

Exact repro reissue of this 1973 album by saxophonist Maceo (Parker), produced by the minister of new new super heavy funk, James Brown. Worth it for the insane track "Parrty," as well as "Doing It To Death," "The Soul Of A Black Man" and "Soul Power." Maceo was later a significant Parliament-Funkadelic player.

180 gram exact repro reissue, originally released in 1974. Produced by James Brown, "minister of new new super heavy funky." "The last of the Fred Wesley and the JB's albums. 'Breakin' Bread' and 'Makin' Love' charted R&B. The funk is still much in evidence, although some new twists and turns manifest themselves on the 'rapped' title cut." -- All Music Guide

180 gram exact repro reissue, originally released in 1974 and recorded during the same session as James Brown's The Payback album. Fred Wesley was a long-time director of Brown's backing band The J.B.'s -- and essentially was responsible for a lot of Brown's drug-addled ideas coming to fruition, having even written classic songs like "Doin' It To Death" and "Papa Don't Take No Mess." Damn Right I Am Somebody and Breakin' Bread contain classic Wesley-Brown proto-funk cuts, and this album includes covers of Marvin Gaye's "You Sure Love To Ball" and "Going To Get A Thrill."

180 gram exact repro reissue, originally released in 1973. "This live recording is definitively one of the greatest groove jams of all time. All songs are written by James Brown, but the whole album is credited to his backing band and the bandleader Fred Wesley as a thank you and a 'repayment' of their hard work. The 10 minute title track alone -- an exquisite rip of polyrhythmic funk -- makes this album a must-have for every funk fan."

180 gram exact repro reissue, originally released in 1972. The full-length debut by James Brown's backing band, sampled by Public Enemy, Heavy D, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, GangStarr and more. Centuries after humanity annihilates itself, an alien race will pluck this one up from across the galaxy just to loop the horns off "Gimme Some More."

Grey area exact repro. Originally released in 1970 on James Brown's People label. The band was led by James' sometime producer Dave Matthews, and this is their one-off LP of killer fuzzed-out funk (emphasis on) rock. "The Grodeck Whipperjenny, recorded in 1970 in Cincinnati, is an album that won universal critical claim but still failed to propel the highly talented outfit into the big time. Described by one critic as 'a superb psychedelic/progressive effort -- full of imagination and fresh ideas,' others locked into the album's abundant funky rhythms, prompting another pundit to excitedly proclaim Grodeck as 'an acid funk monster of an album which will blow the flavor saver right off your mug!' Every track is excellent in its own right which makes it difficult to single out particular highlights, but 'Conclusions' is a superb instrumental of jaw-dropping strings, heavy Hammond and stinging guitar, while 'Evidence For The Existence Of The Unconscious' features fine keyboards, echoed vocal and fuzz guitar."